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Invention of Carbon Paper

On October 7, 1806, Ralph Wedgwood of London, England, received a patent for his invention of carbon paper. Basically, the patent was for applying ink to thin sheets of paper and drying them between blotters.

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The Exciting History of Carbon Paper!When Was It Invented And Why? The exact origin of carbon paper is somewhat uncertain. The first documented use of the term “carbonated paper” was in 1806, when an Englishman, named Ralph Wedgwood, issued a patent for his “Stylographic Writer.”

Carbon paper – WikipediaIn 1801 Pellegrino Turri, an Italian inventor, invented carbon paper to provide the ink for his mechanical typing machine, one of the first typewriters. Ralph Wedgwood obtained the first patent for carbon paper in 1806.